Andrew Gray (writer)
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|birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland
|occupation = Short story writer, novelist
|nationality = Canadian
|period = 2001–present
|genre = Fiction
|notableworks = Small Accidents
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|website = {{URL|andrewneilgray.com}}
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Andrew Neil Gray (born 1968) is a Scottish-born Canadian short story writer[http://www.apex-magazine.com/interview-with-author-andrew-neil-gray/ "Interview with Author Andrew Neil Gray"]. Apex, by Andrea Johnson on Apr 13, 2016 and novelist. In 2014, he was the Creative Writing Program Coordinator at the University of British Columbia,[https://www.straight.com/blogra/609136/ubc-creative-writing-celebrates-its-50th-anniversary-high-style "UBC Creative Writing celebrates its 50th anniversary in style"]. The Georgia Strait, by Craig Takeuchi on March 18th, 2014 and founder and director of the university's low-residency Master of Fine Arts program.{{cite book|author=Tom C. Hunley|title=Teaching Poetry Writing|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YbXBhMv_GZQC&pg=PA160|date=17 May 2007|publisher=Multilingual Matters|isbn=978-1-84769-681-6|pages=160–}}[http://www.universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/some-graduates-question-thesis-publication-requirement/ "Some graduates question thesis publication requirement"]. University Affairs, NICK TAYLOR-VAISEY | October 24, 2008
Early life and education
Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Gray moved with his family to Canada at the age of eight.[http://www.abcbookworld.com/view_author.php?id=1744 "Gray, Andrew"], ABC Bookworld Author Database, BC Bookworld. While completing an MFA in creative writing from the University of British Columbia he served as executive editor of the periodical Prism. He graduated in 1996.{{cite book|title=Quill & Quire|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Oc0gAQAAMAAJ|volume=70, Issues 2-12|date=February 2004|publisher=Canadian Magazine Publishers Association|page=19| isbn=9780719561863 }}
Career
Gray's short story, "Heart of the Land", was included in The Journey Prize Anthology in 2000.[http://canlit.ca/reviews/contemporary_short_stories "Contemporary Short Stories"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409231315/http://canlit.ca/reviews/contemporary_short_stories |date=2015-04-09 }}. Charles E May, Canadian Literature.
Gray published his first book of short stories, Small Accidents, in 2001. It contained stories in which medical emergencies lead to interesting life experiences,[https://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/25/books/review/0825br-briefs.html?pagewanted=all "Books in Brief: Fiction"]. New York Times, review by TAYLOR ANTRIM, August 25, 2002 and was a finalist for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize in 2002.[http://www.bcbookprizes.ca/winners/2002 "2002 Winners & Finalists"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602013100/http://www.bcbookprizes.ca/winners/2002 |date=2016-06-02 }}. BC Book Prizes.[http://www.canadianauthors.net/awards/bc_book_prizes/ethel_wilson_fiction_prize/ "Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize"]. Canadian Books & Authors. It was also shortlisted for an Independent Publisher Book Award in Fiction in 2003.[http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=741 "2003 Independent Publisher Book Awards Results"], Independent Publisher
Gray edited the 2001 short story book, Write Turns: New Directions in Canadian Fiction, which was reviewed in the November 2001 issue of Quill & Quire.[http://search.library.utoronto.ca/details?4620552&uuid=159c371d-ba19-40f1-afd1-e8df15cf582f "Write turns : new directions in Canadian fiction"]. Quill & Quire, November 2001.
By 2007, Gray was directing the low-residency program at UBC. He was an early adopter towards the use of the internet to promote writing.[https://www.straight.com/life/435366/vancouver-authors-debate-merits-limiting-online-lives "Vancouver authors debate the merits of limiting online lives"]. Georgia Straight, by Craig Takeuchi on April 22nd, 2015 In 2011, he was interviewed as an expert for Lori May's book, The Low-Residency MFA Handbook: A Guide for Prospective Creative Writing Students.
In 2014, Gray was the program coordinator for the University of British Columbia Creative Writing Program.[http://www.universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/some-graduates-question-thesis-publication-requirement/ "Some graduates question thesis publication requirement: Creative writing students at UBC strike compromise with the university to protect their future works"]. University Affairsby NICK TAYLOR-VAISEY | October 24, 2008{{cite book|title=The Poets & Writers Guide to MFA Programs|year = 2015|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zdYv7OC6LjAC&pg=PA25|publisher=Poets & Writers Inc|pages=25–|id=GGKEY:R0RREWSR0YY}} That year, he chaired Canada's Writing Conference, an annual national level gathering of writers.
Works
- Small Accidents (2001)Halpern, Sheryl. [https://canlit.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/CL186-Full-Issue.pdf "Dealing With It"]. Canadian Literature Volume 186, Autumn 2005.[http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-55192-508-0 "SMALL ACCIDENTS"]. review, Publishers Weekly
- {{cite book|editor=Andrew Gray|title=Write Turns: New Directions in Canadian Fiction|year=2001|publisher=Raincoast Books|isbn=978-1-55192-402-1|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/writeturnsnewdir00guge}}
- The Ghost Line (July 11, 2017) (with J.S. Herbison). Tor.com. {{ISBN|978-0-76539-497-2}}.{{Cite news|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-7653-9497-2|title=Fiction Book Review: The Ghost Line by Andrew Neil Gray and J.S. Herbison. Tor.com, $2.99 e-book (136p) ISBN 978-0-7653-9497-2|work=PublishersWeekly.com|access-date=2017-10-05|language=en}}
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Category:Scottish emigrants to Canada
Category:Naturalized citizens of Canada
Category:21st-century Canadian short story writers
Category:University of British Columbia alumni
Category:21st-century Canadian novelists
Category:Canadian male novelists